Validation of Scaling Laws for Fully-Developed Passenger Rail Car Fires

Hodges, Jonathan; DiDomizio, Matthew (Matt); Kapahi, Anil; Lattimer, Brian Y.

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Validation of Scaling Laws for Fully-Developed Passenger Rail Car Fires

2022-06-01
By Hodges, Jonathan ; DiDomizio, Matthew (Matt) ; Kapahi, Anil

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Hodges, Jonathan ; DiDomizio, Matthew (Matt) ; Kapahi, Anil ; Lattimer, Brian Y.
Corporate Creators:

Jensen Hughes, Inc
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FRA/ORD-22/23
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Contracting Officer:

Shurland, Melissa
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Abstract:

The focus of this effort was to confirm the capability of the scaling laws to predict full-scale fully-developed compartment fire heat release rates (HRR) based on reduced-scale experiments. A total of 17 compartment fire tests were conducted in this effort consisting of 14 unique configurations and three repeated tests. Tests were conducted at three scales including full-scale, half-scale, and quarter-scale. A total of five permutations of the compartment design were evaluated to demonstrate the capability with complex ventilation, combustible linings, and liquid fuels. The results indicated that the scaling approach presents a cost-effective alternative to full-scale testing of combustible linings.
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693JJ618C000022
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62521/dot_62521_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 18.97 MB]
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Federal Railroad Administration
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